Melothesia (Locke, Matthew)
| Title | Melothesia |
| Alternative title | Certain General Rules for Playing upon a Continued Bass. With A choice Collection of Lessons for the Harpsicord and Organ of all Sorts: never before Published. All carefully reviewed by M. Locke, Composer in Ordinary to His Majesty, and Organist of Her Majesties Chappel. |
| Creators | Matthew Locke, composer |
| Opus | — |
| Instrumentation | harpsichord organ continuo keyboard |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1673 |
| Dedication | Roger L'Estrange, Esq. |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Methods, Lessons, Suites |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Selections | 2 flugelhorns and bass trombone | Michel Rondeau |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Part I | — | London: J. Carr | 1673 | Part I Part I (separated pages) |
| View | Part I | — | — | — | Suites Nos.1-4 |
| View | Part I | — | — | — | Seven voluntaries |
| View | Suite 1 | — | — | — | 1. Prelude 2. Saraband 3. Prelude 4. Almain 5. Corant 6. Gavott 7. Country Dance |
| View | Suite 2 | — | — | — | 8. Almain 9. Saraband 10. Virago 11. Round |
| View | Suite 3 | — | — | — | 12. Prelude 13. Almain 14. Corant 15. Saraband 16. Jig |
| View | Suite 4 | — | — | — | 17. Prelude 18. Almain 19. Corant 20. Sarband 21. Rant |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Engraving files (MuseScore) Engraving files (MusicXML) |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for 2 flugelhorns and bass trombone |
Michel Rondeau | 2019 | Complete Score and Parts Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Synthesized | Selections | For 2 Flugelhorns and Bass Trombone (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
| View | MIDI | Suite 1 | — | 1. Prelude 2. Saraband 3. Prelude 4. Almain 5. Corant 6. Gavott 7. Country Dance |
| View | MIDI | Suite 2 | — | 8. Almain 10. Saraband 11. Virago 12. Round |
| View | MIDI | Suite 3 | — | 13. Prelude 14. Almain 16. Corant 17. Saraband 18. Jig |
| View | MIDI | Suite 4 | — | 19. Prelude 20. Almain 22. Corant 23. Saraband 24. Rant |
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